A股上证指数失守3800点整数关口，现跌1.54%；科创50指数跌超7%，创业板值跌超7.5%，深证成指跌4.65%；C长鑫午后成交额超400亿元，现跌2.8%。

KYODO reports Japan is considering raising the minimum wage to as high as 1,100 yen per hour.

KOSPI's 60-day correlation with the Nasdaq-100 has climbed to about 0.50, the highest since 2021, as AI spending ties US tech giants to Korean memory-chip makers. Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix account for more than half of KOSPI’s weight, effectively turning the index into a semiconductor proxy, Futurum Group says. Recent rallies and volatility in Korean chip stocks have pushed global investors to treat the market as a bellwether for AI flows; analysts warn the growing synchronicity reduces cross-market diversification and would leave Korea more exposed than most markets if hyperscalers cut capex.